...Managing Workplace Diversity & The Relationship with Human Resource Management and How Effective It Is Course: Business & Management Submission Date: 03/05/2012 Submitted to Leeds Metropolitan University Word Count:2989 Contents Contents Contents 2 Introduction 3 Diversity 4 Diversity in the Workplace 4 Emergence of Diversity 5 Legislation and Problems they Solve 6 Emergence of Managing Diversity 7 HRM 8 Relationship with Managing Diversity 9 HRM in the UK vs. USA 10 Reasons Supporting HRM 11 Critical Arguments Posed to HRM 11 Recommendations 11 Conclusion 11 References 11 Introduction In this report I will be investigating managing diversity and taking a look at how it has developed and how it has had an impact on everything in life. I will mainly focus on how this has had an effect in the workplace and look at key arguments that support diversity and look at arguments against diversity in the workplace and why this may be considered a negative or a hindrance and most importantly I will look at how successful this has been at helping companies maximise their assets and key areas that I have identified that need to be improved. In the second part of my report I will examine the close links of managing diversity and human resource management (HRM). I will look at factors that support it and arguments that need to be considered when looking at HRM. Diversity Diversity in people can be described as the subtle differences...
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...responsibility of Human Resources is to create a productive and safe work environment. Human Resources must ensure that the workplace is free of harassment and bullying. Employees should feel comfortable and safe in their place of employment. Creating a productive working environment is beneficial to both the employee and the organization. Failing to take action in regards to workplace harassment and bullying leaves the organization liable for legal repercussions. Workplace harassment and bullying can often deter workers from committing violent acts against other employees and coworkers. Initiatives like Work-life balance can help to prevent workplace violence and harassment. Human Resources must do all that it can to ensure employees’ safety and to make the worker feel valued and supported at work and that federal guidelines are being followed. The Mariam-Webster dictionary defines harassment as creating an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially uninvited and unwelcomed verbal or physical conduct. It is the responsibility of the organization to immediately act on all claims of harassment. HR must be able to identify harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and violations of both federal and the organization’s policy. Harassment at work does not have to only be of a sexual nature. Workplace bullies can be employees, such as a bad boss or coworker, and sometimes a non-employee such as a client. Bullying at work is an increasing problem. Like childhood bullying workplace bullying...
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...Human Resource Management Roles. Veisinia Lelea. October 15, 2012. Deb Stock. Human Resource Management Roles. Human resource department play a huge role in making sure that an organization has the right people to work and help accomplish its goals. Human resource department also helps employees understand the policies, rules, and regulations around the workplace. They have to make sure everyone knows who is in charge with issues, and questions about any doubts or misunderstanding. An employee who has questions about his or her wages, insurance policies and coverage, and any other issues about their responsibilities around the workplace should seek help with the HR department. Management roles in a health care industries is very important not only for the organization but for the benefits, and the effective of how the organizations performs in each department roles. Management responsibilities include public relations, employee recruitment, employee pay wages, employee hours, and multiple administrative tasks. Public relations management is responsible for dealing with the companies relationships with employees, families, and friend who have questions about the organizations’ policies. They also deal with employees about wages, insurance coverage, applications, taxes, and other legal documents needed by employees. Employee recruitment is one important management roles in any organization. They are the people who hired employees with the possible skills and education for the job...
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...of Management Perspectives * Advances in Developing Human Resources * Applied Psychology: An International Review * Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources * Asia Pacific Journal of Management * Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences * Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science * Career Development International * Compensation and Benefits Review * Cross Cultural Management * International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management * European Journal of International Management * European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology * European Management Journal * Gender, Work and Organization * Group and Organization Management * Human Relations * Human Resources Development Review * Human Resources Development International * Human Resource Management * Human Resource Management Journal * Human Resource Management Review * Human Resource Planning * International Journal of Cross Cultural Management * International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment * International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management * International Journal of Human Resources Management * International Journal of Intercultural Relations * International Journal of Manpower * International Journal of Psychology * International Journal of Selection and Assessment * International Journal of Training and Development * International Studies of Management and...
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...Human Resources Administration of Workplace Safety Introduction Human resources administration is frequently considered with limited recognition for all the intrinsic responsibilities that are vastly complex and broad in scope. Some of the responsibilities of an enterprises’ human resources department include: the assurance that the enterprise is in conformance with State and Federal employment laws; prompt payroll processing; accounting, tax calculation and filing; employee fulfillment; workplace safety requirements and wide-ranging benefits to name a few. Given the complexity of the many roles of an enterprises’ human resources department, the question is can the human resources department effectively manage workplace safety requirements as they pertain to the inspection of the workplace for health and safety problems as well as the development of training programs. This paper will examine the enterprises’ human resource department ability to deftly manage workplace safety in the areas of inspection and development. Background According to Eckhardt (2001), the moral obligation of safety in the workplace will likely have divergent interpretations depending on the enterprises’ culture, funding and priorities. Federal regulations, as they are related to workplace safety in the area of inspection and development, are established in order to ensure that industry standards are practiced industry wide. Admin (2011), cites fundamental workplace safety inspection and development...
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...employees are managed in an organization is important to the workflow of the workplace. Human resource management has several roles that encompass employee management, which include staffing, employee relations, training, benefits, and workplace safety. These roles are vital to the success of an organization. Human resource management in the health care industry is especially important because this department is responsible for hiring the best and most qualified health care workers. The ability to recruit exemplary health care workers is essential to providing the best patient care. The following paper will discuss the functional roles of the human resource department in a health care organization. Roles of Human Resource Management Staffing Human Resources is the initial staffing decision maker on hiring and promoting the best people from a pool of potential candidates (Balkin, p. 156). Researching potential employees for hire and current employees for promotion take special consideration and decisions must be based on sound reasoning and background information. The HR department must make inquiries into the candidate and perform background checks to ensure a solid decision. Employee Relations Maintaining good employee relations between management and co-workers is essential for a good workflow and consists of good, and clear communication. When there is an understanding about how the workplace is managed and the procedures and policies to follow when conflicts arise...
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...A White Paper from the Society for Human Resource Management BULLIES IN THE WORKPLACE: A FOCUS ON THE “ABUSIVE DISRESPECT” OF EMPLOYEES By Teresa A. Daniel “Bullying is the sexual harassment of 20 years ago; everybody knows about it, but nobody wants to admit it”. —Lewis Maltby (Russell, 2001) The purpose of this paper is to review the current research and literature about workplace bullying, to provide information about how organizations can learn to more quickly identify bullies and to suggest ways of dealing with these toxic people so that the corporate culture is not negatively impacted by their behavior. Overview To be successful, organizations must create an atmosphere that inspires both innovation and risk-taking. In an increasingly competitive global economy, such innovation is more important than ever before (Hamel, 2000). However, not only does workplace bullying stifle productivity and innovative practices, but bullies often target the organization’s most talented employees—those individuals who are generally the most threatening to bullies (McCord & Richardson, 2001). As a result, the creativity and productivity of the organization’s most talented human capital is often negatively affected by this type of behavior at work or, worse yet, good employees are driven out of the company altogether. Bullies are often hard to identify because they operate “under cover”—that is, on the surface they appear to be civil and cooperative, while they do ...
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...DIPLOMA ASSIGNMENT Institute Name : City of London College Unit Name : Managing Human Resources Credit Value : 15 credits Assignment Title : Mercer Submission Date : Lecturer : Nadine Gibson Learning Outcomes: LO 1 Understand the different Perspectives of Human Resource Management LO 2 Understand the ways of developing flexibility in the workplace. LO 3 Understand the impact of equal opportunities in the workplace LO4 Understand approaches to human resources practice in organisations Case Study – Mercer Mercer is a medium sized, family run UK manufacturer, located in the Midlands. The company was established in 1980 and focus predominantly on the UK market. The company originally employed 25 staff, most of which were family members. Over the last 30 years the organisation has grown significantly and the company is looking to expand its operations outside of the UK, particularly in Europe. Mercer currently employ 125 workers, 100 of which work on the factory floor including line managers and the reminder accounted for several administrative post including marketing and sales. Traditionally, employee issues such as recruitment and the management of employee disputes were dealt with by on an ad hoc basis by a senior manager. The system has placed signification strain and stress on both the employees and management. The growth of Mercer has led to changes the business structure and the work patterns...
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...Workplace Violence 1- Definition: Workplace violence is any act of physical or verbal violence occurs at the work site. It ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide. 2- Justification / Causes : a- Psychological and Social Considerations: 1- If an employee had a violent past , difficult childhood or relationship with family and a school life marked by failure 2- Having problems with psychotropic substance abuse, especially alcoholism and drug addiction. 3- Suffering from a serious mental illness. b- Work Organization and Management Considerations: 1- If the workplace is overcrowded, poorly-ventilated, dirty and noisy. 2- A poorly-distributed workload. 3- Too many bureaucratic procedures and a lack of decision-making autonomy among staff or with clients. 4- Unfairness between employees. 5- Poor Recruitment, selection process. 6- Poor Performance or salary appraisals system. 7- Procrastination in finding solutions for employees’ or clients’ problems. 8- Bad remuneration system. 9- Unfriendly relationships between staff members. 10- Poor training and educational system. 11- Poor security system. 12- Criticism in public. 3- List of Alternatives / Solutions : 1- Activate a Risk Managements program : Where a significant risk of workplace violence has been identified, it is recommended that a Risk Management Plan be prepared to document the steps to be taken to...
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...Implications for Human Resource Development Paper BSHS/425 February 29, 2016 Ashley Huffman Implications for Human Resource Development Paper As explained in our text book Management of Human Service Programs, 5th ed “diversity is both a goal and a process to be managed” (Lewis, Lewis and Packard, 2012). Diversity can sometime be complicated with regards to fully understanding it. In addition there are many values to being diverse; however with diversity comes (organizational) discrimination. Today we will discuss diversity’s role within the workplace, its implications for human resource development, and discrimination. Diversity and Discrimination Defined Diversity can be defined as more than one type, ideas, cultures, and race (Merriam Webster, n.d). Diversity’s role within the workplace aides in areas like increased company exposure, conflict resolution, and networking. Discrimination is defined as “the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of people differently from other people or groups of people” (Merriam Webster, n.d ). Discrimination role within a workplace is not tolerate. In addition there are laws in place that prohibited discrimination in almost all forms and types. Discrimination at Play An over 50 year women name Beth was hired to work as part of the senior management team for an automobile manufacturing company. Prior to her hire the senior management team was made up of 7 males, making her the only female on this team. The practice of this...
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...Name: Course: Tutor: Date: How Human Resource Influences Organizational Effectiveness Introduction Constant shifts in the global systems affect the nature of business in any nation. As such, the organizational effectiveness has to change with every new idea that brings about globalization. There are many changes in technology and knowledge in the global market, which leads to an increase in off-shoring. This causes most of the organizations to evaluate their strategies and policies with a keener eye. Many of the organizations learn how to operate in the new and the local market in which thy have been in operation for some time. Many organizations change the tactics they use to achieve competitive advantage over their rivals in the marketplace. Organizations are not only changing the structures, but also improving the work process and reallocating the workforce. The changes in an organization will often dictate the effectiveness of their goals and practices. Effectiveness in any organization means that the resources are enough to meet the needs of the consumers. The idea of managing resources is not very easy. Organizations have departments that govern these resources. It is important to note that resources are not only material but also human. The organization needs to have manpower to meet the objectives they have put in place to satisfy the needs of their target market. As such, the human resource department has to have certain policies in place to ensure that the organization...
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...Running Head: The two of the biggest challenges facing human resource departments today The two of the biggest challenges facing human resource departments today Class: Human Resource Management Professor: Daniel Jacobson Date: 07/16/2012 In the present day, human resource manager risk great challenges in the workplace. In keeping competitive and successful in today's local and global market, facing diversity, environmental consciousness, keeping current talent and attracting new talent, motivating employees, developing the structure of the workplace, all the while keeping standards, beliefs, values, and ethics of company in mind. Training employees to be more involved in the global market and economy is one of the challenges human resource managers face today. With the growing local and global economy, it is beneficial for the employee as well as the company to be trained and knowledgeable in the customs, beliefs and values of other countries when doing business. This will keep the organization competitive in the market. Also, being aware of the organization's environmental impact is a challenge for the human resource manager. As the company does business and produces its product, the environment should not be ignored. With today's regulations and standards set for environmental protection, the human resource manager needs to be versed in these regulations and ensure to stay within those guidelines. This is on a local level as...
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...1. Introduction Equality and diversity in the workplace has become a central topic in the debate within the human resource management literature. Traditionally, society has been divided into different social classes, which arise from different aspects such as access to material resources, access to education and employment opportunity. These divisions in class differences have reflected and have fundamental influence over employment relationships (Williams and Adam-Smith, 2009). However, inequality nowadays is more complex. It has gone beyond the issue of class differences, thus the lack of equality and non-discrimination framework impedes the progress of equality and diversity in contemporary organisations (Fawcett Report, 2013). The presented paper builds on the existing literature on the topic of equality and diversity in the workplace, and aims to examine the role of trade unions, governments and human resource managers in promoting equality and diversity within organisations. Particular difficulties of advancing equality in practice are investigated and solutions to overcome these issues are discussed. Overall, the paper is structured into three main sections. To begin, a short outline of different approaches used in addressing equality and diversity will be considered. The first main section highlights the role of the stakeholders in promoting equality and diversity in the workplace. The second section evaluates numerous challenges preventing the promotion of equality...
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...Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirements Valencia Simpson HCS 341- Human Resources Management March 24, 2014 Author Note This paper was prepared for Human Resources Management- HCS341, taught by Alejandra Sipion. Safety, legal, and regulatory requirements in any organization is the most important law because the department involves developing, employing, utilizing, managing and understanding the staff in an organization. According to Gomez, Mejia, Balkin, and Cardy (2010) legal concerns can play an important role in staffing, particularly in selection. Many legal restraints, particularly federal legislation such as Department of Labor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission affects the Human Resource Management process. This paper will discuss the effects of legal, safety, and regulatory requirements have on the Human Resource Management process. Laws and regulatory requirements are currently in place for state and federal divisions to standardize and promote workplace safety. Organizations with extensive safety programs have reduced number of accidents keeping employees safe, decreased workers’ compensation claims and lawsuits and lesser accident-related expenditures for employees who go out under worker’s compensation. (Gomez-Mejia, et al, 2010, p. 511). The Human Resource Management department must take into consideration when hiring new employees the many legal requirements that are set in place by the United States government , state, and federal...
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...Strategic Human Resource Management The role of the Human Resource Manager is evolving with the change in competitive market environment and the realization that Human Resource Management must play a more strategic role in the success of an organization. (Mintzberg, H, Quinn, J B, Ghoshal, S (1989) Organizations that do not put their emphasis on attracting and retaining talents may find themselves in dire consequences, as their competitors may be outplaying them in the strategic employment of their human resources. With the increase in competition, locally or globally, organizations must become more adaptable, resilient, agile, and customer-focused to succeed. (Boxall, P 1992). And within this change in environment, the HR professional has to evolve to become a strategic partner, an employee sponsor or advocate, and a change mentor within the organization. In order to succeed, HR must be a business driven function with a thorough understanding of the organization’s big picture and be able to influence key decisions and policies. In general, the focus of today’s HR Manager is on strategic personnel retention and talents development. (Fombrun, C.J., Tichy, N,M, and Devanna, M.A. (1984) HR professionals will be coaches, counselors, mentors, and succession planners to help motivate organization’s members and their loyalty. The HR manager will also promote and fight for values, ethics, beliefs, and spirituality within their organizations, especially in the management of workplace...
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